Device for gathering, developing, and manifolding water-power.



S. S. LEAGH. DEVICE FOR GATHERING, DEVELOPING, AND MANIFOLDIN G WATER POWER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15,.1908.

91 8,173.' A Patnted Apr. 13, 1909.

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SAMUEL S. LEAOH, OF SANITARIA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR GATI-EERING, DEVELOPING, AND MANIFOLDING WATER-POWER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed August 15, 1908. Serial No. 448,761.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. LEAon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sanitaria Springs, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Gathering, Developing, and Manifolding Water-Power, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for gathering, developing and manifolding the power of water for generating power for manufacturing and other purposes, and by making use of gravitation as it controls the flow of streams and rivers.

In the operation of my invention it is my purpose to do away with a dam or other construction of similar nature for holding or conveying the water. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a general view showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In operation, I have the extension pipes A and B, which are entered in the streamo'f water at the point 0, two or more feet beneath the surface so as to properly receive the Water. In the operation of my invention, I elect to use one or more extension pipes. The pipes or conduits are so placed as to follow the general flow of the stream between the point C and the point D, D, and by gravity, the water is carried down these pipes or conduits to said points D, '1), until said pipes are filled. Between the point D and the point E and entered into the pipes A and B, I have 4 or more pipes or conduits F F ,F F, which pipes extend upward from pipes A andB as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and are connected with them to the manifolding or developing tank G, into which they enter. The water rising up through the support and extension pipes F F F F, into the manifolding tank G. Extending from this tank I have a trunk II, which acts as the conduit for the water from the developing tank G, down to the wheel pit or wheel box I, as shown in Fig. 2 where it strikes upon the water wheel within said wheel box I and turning it thus develops power. The developing tank G is intended to be elevated on the hollow standard F F F F", although in operation I elect to have the developing tank rest upon solid supports, but still having connected to it the pipes F F F, F, etc. I11 order to further aid the flow of water into the developing tank G, I have the extension pipe J extending up out of the tank G, which when opened allows air to escape, and which open pipe J is closed or opened by the gate within pipe J at the point K as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. To further aid in the storing of the water within the developing tank, wnen the invention is in operation, I have in the pipes or conduits A and B the shut off valves or gates L and M operated by the hand wheels N O. The gates L and M can also be opened when it is desired to sluice out or clean the pipes or conduits A and B.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newand for which I desire Letters Patent are as follows.

1. In a manifold for the development of water power, the combination with one or more pipes or conduits taking water from a given head following the general flow of a stream thereby conveying the water to a given point, of a storage tank or reservoir, means to convey the Water to said storage reservoir and a conduit connected with said storage reservoirs conveying the water to water wheels for the development of power.

2. In a manifold for the development of water power, the combination with a conduit or series of conduits so laid as to take water from the bed of a stream at a given point and thence following the grade of the general course of the stream to convey the water to a given point in a lower grade, a reservoir, valves connected with said reservoir for the escape of air and a conduit from said reservoir for conveying water to the water wheels for the development of power.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL S. LEACH. lVitnesses F. M. Fox, WALTER D. WnBsTER. 

